SYDNEY—Pancit canton, pork barbecue, chopsuey, inihaw na tilapia, sinigang, and the star of any Filipino table, Cebu lechon belly—what a lunch treat for a group of Pinoy Sydneysiders, one of whom felt a hankering for Pinoy food. I thought: How apt that we were feasting today, June 12, Philippine Independence Day. One among our group...
The ongoing Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam provoked this reminiscence from a journalist who covered the event hosted by the Philippines in December 1981. — ED. SYDNEY, Australia—The flag patch on the left breast of the barong shirt confirmed it: This was the official uniform of Filipino athletes competing in the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG)...